Russell Hayes is a motoring journalist in print, television, and online whose clients have included the BBC’s original Top Gear, Channel 4’s Driven, The Times, and London Evening Standard. He’s written an eclectic mix of motoring histories on subjects as diverse as the Earls Court Motor Show, the Volkswagen Golf, and Aston Martin V8 cars. Russell is also the author of Motorbooks’ Volkswagen Beetles and Buses and The Big Book of Tiny Cars. He lives in London, England.

"In its 240 pages and some 300 pics you’re provided a complete overview of the GTI in all its permutations, along with informative content...the U.S. marketplace and Volkswagen of America are given a proportional place at the editorial table, with details of the GTI’s initial intro on our shores, its press reception and those variants unique to the American market. And THE COMPLETE BOOK OF GTI does this for all eight of the GTI platforms.

Russell Hayes is a motoring journalist in print, television, and online whose clients have included the BBC’s original Top Gear, Channel 4’s Driven, The Times, and London Evening Standard. He’s written an eclectic mix of motoring histories on subjects as diverse as the Earls Court Motor Show, the Volkswagen Golf, and Aston Martin V8 cars. Russell is also the author of Motorbooks’ Volkswagen Beetles and Buses and The Big Book of Tiny Cars. He lives in London, England.

"In its 240 pages and some 300 pics you’re provided a complete overview of the GTI in all its permutations, along with informative content...the U.S. marketplace and Volkswagen of America are given a proportional place at the editorial table, with details of the GTI’s initial intro on our shores, its press reception and those variants unique to the American market. And THE COMPLETE BOOK OF GTI does this for all eight of the GTI platforms.

Russell Hayes is a motoring journalist in print, television, and online whose clients have included the BBC’s original Top Gear, Channel 4’s Driven, The Times, and London Evening Standard. He’s written an eclectic mix of motoring histories on subjects as diverse as the Earls Court Motor Show, the Volkswagen Golf, and Aston Martin V8 cars. Russell is also the author of Motorbooks’ Volkswagen Beetles and Buses and The Big Book of Tiny Cars. He lives in London, England.

"In its 240 pages and some 300 pics you’re provided a complete overview of the GTI in all its permutations, along with informative content...the U.S. marketplace and Volkswagen of America are given a proportional place at the editorial table, with details of the GTI’s initial intro on our shores, its press reception and those variants unique to the American market. And THE COMPLETE BOOK OF GTI does this for all eight of the GTI platforms.